Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
September 29, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1940 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 4 2 3 0
Garms rf 5 0 0 0
Elliott cf 4 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 3 0 2 1
  Leip 2b 2 1 1 0
Van Robays lf 2 0 2 0
  Kalin lf 1 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 3 0 0 1
Young 2b,ss 5 0 1 0
Fernandes c 3 0 1 0
  Schultz c 2 0 1 1
Rambert p 1 0 0 0
  Heintzelman p 1 0 0 0
  Dietz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 2 0 1 0
  Riggs 3b 3 1 2 1
Arnovich lf 3 0 2 1
Goodman rf 5 0 0 1
McCormick F. 1b 1 0 0 0
  Craft 1b 4 1 2 1
Ripple cf 0 0 0 0
  McCormick M. cf 2 2 0 0
Baker c 1 0 0 0
  West c 3 2 1 1
  Wilson c 1 0 1 0
Joost 2b 3 2 1 1
Myers ss 5 2 2 4
Walters p 1 0 0 0
  Thompson p 1 0 1 0
  Vander Meer p 2 1 0 0
Totals 37 11 13 10
Pittsburgh 001 000 1013115
Cincinnati 030 051 20x11131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rambert  L(0-1) 4.0 8 8 7 3 0
  Heintzelman   4.0 5 3 2 2 3
Totals
8.0
13
11
9
5
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  W(22-10) 3.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Thompson   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Vander Meer  SV(1) 3.0 3 2 1 5 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
7
5

  E–Handley (19), Vaughan (52), Kalin (1), Young (15), Fernandes (1), Myers (17).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Heintzelman-Young-Fletcher, Cincinnati 1. Riggs-Joost-Craft.  2B–Pittsburgh Handley (7), Cincinnati Riggs 2 (7); Myers (14).  3B–Cincinnati Craft (5).  HR–Cincinnati West (1,6th inning off Heintzelman 0 on).  SH–Elliott (13); M. McCormick (20); Thompson (8).  Team LOB–15.  HBP–Ripple (2).  Team–10.  SB–M. McCormick (8); Wilson (1).  U–George Barr, George Magerkurth, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:07.  A–13,860.
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